The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [43], No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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WEEK-END
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MEN'S OVERALLS
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PAYMENT NOW OF WAR
CERTIFICATES FAVORED
PALESTINE, Jan. 8.—Anderson
County ex-service men, attending a
meeting here at which State Com-
mander Hal Brennan and State Ser-
vice Officer Wynne S. Goods of the
American Legion were' speakers,
voiced approval of a proposal to cash
world war certificates now. The state
legion officials are feeling out senti-
ment of ex-service men in Texas on
the question.
Mr. and Mrs.- Chas. Baker and
daughter, Anna Charlene, of Brady
spent Monday night and Tuesday here
in the home of Mrs. Baker’s mother,
Mrs. C. O’Keefe.
Adults Contract Children's
Diseases
Adults can, and do, contract many
children’s diseases. And, usually, they
suffer from them much more than
children do. For instance, many adults
contract worms, an ailment usually
associated with children. Sometimes
they suffer intensely and take expen-
sive tnedical treatments, without reali-
zing that worms are the cause of their
troubles. Yet, the symptoms are the
same as in children, loss of appetite
and weight, grinding the teeth and rest-
less sleep, itching of the nose and anus,
and abdominal pains. And, the same
medicine that surely and harmlessly ex-
pels round and pin worms from children
will do the same for adults — White’s
Cream Vermifuge, which you can get at
The Lion Drug Store, Lampasas
.Smith’s Drug Store, Lometa, Texas
FAMILY EATS SKUNKS
WHEN CROP FAILS ON
DALLAS COUNTY FARM
BILL MODIFYING DRY LAW
IS PASSED BY CONGRESS
(Dallas News)
Crop failure last season reduced
one Dallas County tenant farmer and
his family to the extreme of hunting
and eating skunks to keep alive dur-
ing December, it was disclosed Thurs-
day by local Red Cross officials.
While there is much need in the
county, this case was given as an ex-
treme instance.
Hunters report that the eating of
skunk meat is not unusual, that the
animals make palatable food if care
is used to prevent the spreading of
the odor in preparation.
“This family, in which there is a
3-year-old girl and two boys aged 6
and 14, represents one of the most
heart-rending cases brought to our at-
tention,” said Miss Ada Miller, exec-
utive secretary of the Dallas County
Chapter of the American Red Cross.
“This renter and his family had
been on a ration of $10 a month cred-
it at a country store until the end of
the summer. After their cotton crop
failed they left the farm where they
had been and found refuge in a floor-
less lean-to against a barn owned by
a woman in another part of -the
county.
“Without money to buy food, the
father and the boys shot rabbits and
, birds and managed to get a half sack
of red beans. But when colder months
came the rabbits in that section were
all hunted out, the beans were used
up, and as a last extremity the fam-
ily hunters brought home one, then
more skunks, the; only way they had
to keep from starving to death.
The owner of the place learned of
their plight and immediately sent
food, including milk and clothes. Our
office was called and we went to assist
in this unusual case, only to find that
sometime before Christmas the family
had left, walking toward Dallas one
cold afternoon.
“Some one met the family trudging
toward Dallas and quoted the young-,
est little boy as saying, ‘Papa is ’fraid
we’ll freeze to death in that shed to-
.night with a norther coming up’.”
Miss Miller emphasized that this is
an extreme case of suffering in Dal-
las County as a result of crop fail-
ures! of last summer. She was hesi-
tant about giving it publicity because
of its sensational character, but she
added that, in her opinion, a great
deal of relief work in the rural sec-
tions of the county is yet to be done.
She estimated that several thousand
people in the county, mostly families
of share-crop farmers, are in need.
The Red Cross is furnishing clothing
where possible to these sufferers, but
she indicated that in caring for the
city, the county should be remem-
bered also, although the United Chari-
ties are helping to the best of their
financial ability now.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The Stobbs
bill to modify the Jones dry law was
passed finally Thursday when the
house agreed to minor senate amend-
ments.
It now goes to the president.
The measure has the approval of the
Wickersham commission and sets up a
category of minor offenses involving
less than one gallon of liquor. It fixes
a maximum penalty of a $500 fine and
six months’ imprisonment for first of-
fenders.
Ambulance Service
Funeral Directors
FRATERNITIES TO BE PROBED
AUSTIN, Jan. 9.—Stating the Greek
letter fraternity system at the Uni-
versity of Texas needs a good “tonic”
to “clear the impurities out of its sys-
tem,” Senator W. E. Thomason of
Nacogdoches said Thursday be would
seek legislative action to supply this
“tonic” unlesisi it was forthcoming
from university officials.
This statement shattered any hopes
that Greek letter organizations might
have had that Senator Thomason has
decided to forego his attack on the
fraternity system this year.
T!he senator, jseveral weeks agp,
stated his intentions, of attempting to
abolish the fraternity system by legis-
lation, shortly after the death of Mrs.
Mildred Woodruff, 24, San Antonio,
in a fraternity house here. Cause of
Mrs. Woodruff’s death was given by
officials as alcpholic poisoning. Facts
in the case were being considered by
the Travis county grand jury now in
session.
Action of university officials in ex-
pelling offending students and sus-
pending the fraternity involved was
not sufficient, Thomason said.
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YOU AND YOUR TOWN
Our equipment is the most modem and our service is the best.
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When you need the services of an Ambulance or a Funeral Director,
icall us. Our hope is that you do not need these services, but should
you, we are sure you want the best and most sympathetic.
Calls answered day or night—Anywhere.
Lampasas Furniture Co.
D. T. Briggs “The Best Place to Trade After All” W. G. Gamel
ACREAGE LAW IS ADVOCATED
WACO, Jan. 9.—J. E. McDonald,
soon to take office as state commis
sioner of agriculture, in an address
before the Texas Agricultural Work-
ers’ association Thursday said agri-
culture was the basic industry of the
state and that when agriculture pros-
pered so did other enterprises.
• “As soon as agriculture loses its
economic position and starts drifting
toward the rocks, there is demoraliza-
tion in industry and unemployment in
the ranks of labor,” he said.
Outlining the policies of his admin-
istration, he advocated promotion of
diversification, crop rotaton, soil pre-
servation and improved living con-
ditions on the farms and ranches, use
of better planting seeds and nursery
stock.
He told the gathering there should
be some means of regulating cotton
production in order to make produc-
tion conform to consumption “and pre-
vent burdensome surpluses of cotton
at the expense of manpower and the
impoverishment of the soils.”
He said the most imperative vneed
of the cotton growing states was a
uniform cotton acreage control law.
SPARROWS CROSS THE OCEAN
(Manchester Guardian.)
The Olympia arrived at Southhamp-
ton the other day with the remains
of a “deck cargo” of a rather unusual
kind. Hundreds of small bird of the
sparrow and finch type had been car-
ried out to sea on the liner when she
left New York; they were roosting
in her rigging when she left at night
and at dawn found themselves too
far out at sea to attempt a return
flight. These stowaways—or fly-
aways—therefore attached themselves
to the great vessel until she came with-
in sight of the French and English
coasts, when they went ashore with-
out complying with any of the pass-
poi’t regulations or making any dec-
larations of alien birth and nation-
ality.
Mrs. G. C. Miller left Sunday even-
ing to spend a week in Gorman with
her mother who has been ill for sev-
eral days.
Are you dissatisfied with the town
or community in which you live?
You say that you can not find
congelial people in your section.
Ever blame yourself for this ?
Ever make an effort to be pleasing
to the persons in your neighborhood?
Isn’t it true that you want those
with whom you come in contact to
make themselves over into your pat-
tern ?
You have a certain standard by
which you judge everyone. It is based
upon your own ideas of what you want
your friends to be. You never con-
sider trying to conform to another’s
idea. Not even to seem friendly do
you give up your own notions.
If they spend their leisure in a
manner that does not jibe with your
idea of a good time recreationally
you think they are not fit companions.
Your fault-finding proves you rath-
er selfish.
If you don’t make friends you lack
friendly qualities.
You are too self-centered and need
to “snap out of it.”
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STATE HIGHWAY BONDS SOUGHT
AUSTIN, Jan. 9.—The state high-
way commission Thursday recommend-
ed to the state legislature and the
governor submission of a statewide
bond issue, not to exceed $200,000,-
000, as a means of stabilizing the in-
come of the state highway department
and expediting construction and main-
tenance work.
Enactment of a drivers’ license law,
increased personnel of the state high-
way .patrol,; construction of a building
to house the highway department,
laws regulating the size and weight
of vehicles, grade separation legisla-
tion, a minimum labor wage law and
a workman’s compensation law also
were recommended.
The recommendations were submit-
ted by W. R. Ely of Abilene, chair-
man; D. K. Martin of San Antonio
As soon as you do you will find, and Cone Johnson of Tyler, members
therg are a number of people in your of the commission, and Gibb Gilchrist,
town or section who are all right.-
Exchange.
CONE JOHNSON SAYS RIGHT
OF WAY PURCHASE WRONG
Cone Johnson, member of the state
highway commission, is strongly op-
posed to one practice now being ob-
served by counties in road construc-
tion and planning. That is the pur-
chasing of right of ways.
At a recent meeting of the highway
commission one of the members of a
county delegation on being asked what
contributions would be made by the
county to a certain project, replied:
“The county will furnish the right of
way. Much of it must be bought.
He was immediately criticised by
Johnson, who roundly scored the
practice and said that any property
owner who was not willing to deed
holding ought to have the highway
placed as far as possible from his
holdings.
“The main thing wrong with the
system,” Johnson said, “is that every
man is trying to get his arm in to the
shoulder in public funds. They don’t
buy right of ways in my county and
there is no reason why the county
should pay $200 and $250 an acre for
land in other counties. The fact that
a county furnishes the right of way
doesn’t mean a thing to me. That is
the least they can do and these dele-
gations don’t need to come here brag-
ging they are furnishing land for
the state to improve with roads.
“A paved road through a man’s
land is of immeasurable value to the
property owner and materially en-
hances the worth of his property. I
am vigorously opposed to any county
being ‘stuck’ for something that will
be of benefit to the one that is doing
the ‘sticking.’ ”
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Shelton and
daughter, Norma Ruth, returned home
Friday morning from Cresson where
they attended the funeral of a sister
of Mr. Shelton. Mr. Shelton is Section
Foreman for the Santa Fe at Radio
Junction.
state engineer.
The bond issue would be spread
over a period of not less than 10
years and an adjustment made with
counties for moneys expended from ad
valorem taxes on state highways. It
was pointed out that highways were
not to be considered as county enter-
prises and should be constructed and
maintained by state funds, 'supple-
mented by federal aid.
Ten-Year Program.
Under the proposed plan, the high-
way department would operate under
a combination bond issue and “pay
as you go” arrangement, the bond
issue to be retired out of motor fuel
taxes and used to repay counties, or
to assume the payment of outstanding
bonds for funds expended on state
highways since creation of the high-
way commission. The commission
stated this would reduce taxes of “the
overburdened property owners.”
It was estimated that by the time
the bond issue could be placed in
effect the counties would have invest-
ed between $85,000,000 and $90,000,-
000 in state highway construction.
With a $200,000,000 bond issue, the
commission said, the counties would
be repaid and the present mileage in
the1 highway system constructed with-
in 10 years, the total layout during
that time being estimated at between
$425,000,000 and $475,000,000.
Driver License Asked.
The commission said the counties
had shown an increased desire for
state highway construction by pro-
the apportionment of Texas having
been increased from $4,500,000 to $7,-
500,000, the commission said:
“Texas must stabilize the highway
department’s income for the additional
reason that federal aid apportionments
are increasing and must be matched
with state funds.”
Urging a driver’s license law, the
commission said protection of life and
property necessitated an examination
for a permit to drive or operate a
motor vehicle, suggesting the law
should provide for fines, suspension,
revocation or a combination of these
penalties.
It was proposed the highway patrol
be increased from 50 to 200 and given
full police powers.
It was recommended that maximum,
width of vehicles be restricted to be-
tween 84 and 90 inches and the height
and load of trucks limited to 12 feet.
A minimum wage of not less than 30
cents an hour for labor on state high-
way contracts was urged.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Tom Bigham are
now located in the new residence just
completed by R. S. Mills on First
viding bonds, and estimated counties i street. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McGuire
had at this time an unexpended sum
of $31,000,000.
Pointing out that congress had in-
creased the federal aid appropriation,
are moving back into their home va-
cated by Mr. and Mrs. Bigham.
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